Flood, Buchanan
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, June 1 to 30, 1997
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Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Minor river flooding occurred along the Missouri River and South Grand River during June.Missouri RiverSt. Joseph, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/1 to 6/18 6/22 to 6/30Crest 20.97 ft on 5/3 20.84 ft on 6/26Napoleon, MOFlood Stage 17 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/1 to6/2 6/26 to 6/30Crest 17.77 ft on 5/31 17.72 on 6/28Waverly, MOFlood Stage 20 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/1 to 6/2 6/26 to 6/30Crest 20.66 ft on 5/31 20.67 ft on 6/27Miami, MOFlood Stage 18 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/27Crest Estimated 18 ftSouth Grand RiverUrich, MOFlood Stage 24 ftAbove Flood Stage 6/1 to 6/2 6/16 to 6/18Crest 27.95 ft on 5/28 26.3 ft on 6/16
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Lafayette
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henry
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 18, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Saline
- When
- June 27, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 1, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 1 to 3, 1997
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 15, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Cold in Georgia, June 1 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5585776, 5585777, 5585779, 5585778.